Secure Mexican Border To Help Stop Heroin

The Feb. 15 story "Heroin Deaths Surged In 2015" [Page 1] discussed several steps to fight the epidemic. But there was no mention of gaining better control of our southern border, through which a big percentage of illegal drugs enter the country.

Obviously, banning something, as heroin was made illegal in 1914 along with alcohol in 1919, doesn't work. Currently, heroin is entering the U.S. mostly through Mexico, a pipeline that feeds the current epidemic. I'm not suggesting a huge wall be built, but do believe we should take all prudent steps possible to better control our southern border.

Maybe we have lost control of our borders, in which case the future of our county is in jeopardy. A country that does not control its borders will not last.